Names and other identifying information

The following generators produce names and other identifying values for an individual.

Fabricate automatically correlates name and gender columns within a table.

For information about the API data models for these generators, go to Names and other identifying information in the column attributes.

First Name

Produces a given name, such as John or Mary.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

Full Name

Produces a full name (given name and family name), such as John Smith and Mary Jones.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

Last Name

Produces a family name, such as Smith or Jones.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

Nickname

Produces a common nickname for the person, such as Bobby or Lefty.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

Sex

Populates a column with either Male or Female.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

SSN

Populates a column with valid United States Social Security numbers (SSNs).

To include the dashes in the values (for example, 123-45-6789), check Include Dashes.

Username

Populates a column with a username. For example, johndoe.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.